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Fair Value Measurement - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
security
Dec. 31, 2012
Jan. 31, 2014
right
store
Sep. 30, 2014
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]          
Proceeds from dispositions of businesses and contracts $ 16,525,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses $ 2,163,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses $ 1,999,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses    
Held-to-maturity securities, amortized cost 68,700,000us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesAmortizedCostBeforeOtherThanTemporaryImpairment        
Held-to-maturity securities, sold security, realized gain (loss) 95,000us-gaap_HeldtomaturitySecuritiesSoldSecurityRealizedGainLossExcludingOtherThanTemporaryImpairments        
Number of securities in unrealized loss position   18us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesInUnrealizedLossPositionsQualitativeDisclosureNumberOfPositions      
Number of securities   48aan_NumberOfSecurities      
Fixed Rate          
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]          
Long term debt, carrying value 400,000,000aan_LongTermDebtCarryingValue
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125,000,000aan_LongTermDebtCarryingValue
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RIMCO          
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]          
Number of stores sold during period       27aan_NumberofStoresSoldDuringPeriod
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Number of franchise rights sold during period       5aan_NumberofFranchiseRightsSoldDuringPeriod
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Proceeds from dispositions of businesses and contracts       10,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses
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Asset impairment charges   766,000us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
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Gain (loss) on disposition of business         $ 762,000us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfBusiness
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